The E-Sports finals will be in February 2022, a 50 km course. While it's a dream for all of us on Zwift, I just have to accept that I can not race a full 50 km. I am best at the 16 km mark or even shorter. Yes, I probably could qualify in a short 2 laps of London course or three laps of Watopia, But, overall, I can not make the full course. So I have decided to focus on the Tour of Britannia time trial race. I will probably be drawn to the world's qualifier anyways. I will do some of the Tri Academy workouts when I finish my planned week off after peaking for the Academy finals. I am more in time trial mode than that off and on race mode. But I am sad that I am a sprinter pure and simple and not a long endurance racer.
I have some great Zwift memories. But, I still want more after proving that I can train and peak close to my previous best. I hit over 700 points this year. I tied my best ten seconds. I just need more short races to prove my finishing moves are world class. (It's the 48 km between the first and the last km that I am terrible at, lol.) Not many of us are still sprinting strong at 48 but I just can not retire just yet. I have the heart of a 35 year old. I still can beat the guys in some races. I still am a national champion. I still hold the Zwift time trial title. I still have that fire burning. Give me a race that suits me and I will be there. Look out gals (and guys), I am not finished yet.
Edit note: Back in the saddle and I did two workouts with sprints to take the Legend status on France Pave Sprint. Now, how high do I want to go? Maybe I will try the overall leader. I won't go slow. Was encouraged by a private email from Zwift that said I took the sprint title in this year's Academy. I had to say that was surprising and amazing. It gave me a huge boost emotionally. (Edit: I had the highest wattage on Titan's reverse but came in 7th overall.)
Tour Of BRitannia REsults
1. (at a record 4.9 w/kg and 300 ftp) Ria Mobbs 16:45
Zee Kryder 17:47
Anne Nevin 17:55
Good effort with just an impossible time to beat. Best of the rest, so they say.
